Thatcher Imboden: Or why don't we figure out a way to offer discounted bus
passes to new renters/owners. If people in Uptown are _so_ concerned about
traffic, then perhaps they should be more upset about all the new two-car
garage construction that's taken place in the last year. A two-car garage
makes it much more easy for people to have multiple cars, and thus drive
more.
[TB] You are being much to rational. And how many of those 2 (or 3) car
garages require variances?
The Planning Commission, a group that has a habit of evaluating projects
without counting votes for the next election, approves the project. Then
the council committee, a group that has a habit of making decisions on the
basis of the politics of the moment, comes along and votes against the
project.
The Lake Calhoun area has many taller buildings. Lake Point is 20 stories
(242 feet), Calhoun Towers is 21 stories (191 feet), Calhoun Beach Club 9
stories (118 feet), the new Calhoun Beach apartments come in at 12 stories
as does 3141 Dean Court. The Council committee appears to be acting
arbirarily in voting down this project. Perhaps the whole Council will not
be so arbitrary.
CM Gary Schiff: "We were willing to do 10 stories." is the quote from the
Strib. If you can accept 10, why not 11, 12 or 13? This is well set back
from any street, it certainly isn't a canyon affect.
NIMBY has lived again, too bad NIMBY isn't a cat, they only have 9 lives.
Terrell Brown
Loring Park
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